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Two one star rated books in a row? Now that's a shame!
I just wish I could read, knit, watch TV and walk on the treadmill at the same time.
Hi Doc
All is well! I'm telling everyone to read the Poison King, ancient history but very readable and revealing. Come by and visit us sometime.
These Harris vampire books are pretty basic and trashy, but hard to put down. Sandra McIntyre bougth the set of them and then found she had to keep them in the back room and only lend them to seniors. I started with them because they are set in Louisians.
I'm reading Koontz's Frankenstein Trilogy-Pt. 1
Pretty creepy. I'm hoping it doesn't get any more deranged.
Actually, Dan Riordan recommended it as a staff read and gave me a copy. It's written by a teacher, Donalyn Miller, who found an innovative way to get students to read because they want to, not because they have to. It's a whole different way of teaching based on independent reading vs. the whole class reading one book together. I'm about halfway through it. Sandra told me today that she's had 5 teachers request a book browse so far, among them Don lErickson who she said has never brought his class down. in the 10 years she's been at Reavis. Between those 5 and her regular freshmen book browse, she's quite quite a full plate!
What's Arctic Event about? Worth the read? Have you read 'The Book Whisperer'?
I am enjoying Alaska. I downloaded all 46 CDs to my Ipod. We are going there end of this month and I think its giving me a better understanding of the place. When I travel to a new place I usually like to get a sense of it by reading the pertinent fiction. Fiction does a better job of exposing setting and culture than guide books often. That was the strategy I used befoe going to Japan and it really helped me get oriented (no pun intended) to the psychology and setting of Japan. Do you ever do this?
Which I find oddly comforting and freghtening at the same time.
Hey, taking me a little time to learn how to navigate this site. Pretty neat!
Just saw a pretty neat website: http://www.goodreads.com/trivia It's a never-ending list of literary trivia questions. You'll get hooked!
I had to get George to unblock this site for me here. Had delicious sushi last night. My Matt is leaving for Egypt this Friday. And that's my life.
Hi Fred, I started looking at your shelf but not in detail. I will when I have a chance. I still haven't added all of mine yet. Take care, ruthie
Hi Fred,
Grace turned me on to this site. I love it! Sure helps remembering what i have read and what the book was about. Hope all is good!
